Message from the President

Estd.1928 The Madras Library Association s Newsletter APR 2016 Message from the President Greetings! Dear members, It is indeed a great pleasure to be the Secretary of Madras Library Association. Heartfelt thanks to each and every members of the Association for electing me as the Secretary of Madras Library Association. I am deeply indebted to thank all the Office Bearers of Madras Library Association for extending their fullest cooperation towards the activities of MALA. It is glad to share that MALA has successfully conducted four events and hope that many more events are blooming to come. We have started issuing the Smart Card for the members and released the Newsletter. We feel proud to say that we have launched the MALA Whataspp for the benefit of Library & Information Science Professionals. Our future plans are to renovate the office, Update the Websites, raising funds from Raja Ram Mohun Roy Library Foundation, getting the ISBN and ISSN Number for the publications of MALA. All these could be achieved only by hard work, support and team spirit of our office bearers, and I take this opportunity and request all of them to share their innovative thoughts towards revamping the Madras Library Association.. Thank you and Best wishes. Dr. K. SANGEETHA SECRETARY

Pearls of Wisdom No matter what the problem is, the way it is interpreted can have a positive or negative effect on one's life. By adopting a positive interpretation, one can make one s problems a source of nourishment for personal growth. By Daisaku Ikeda. New Office Bearers of MALA PRESIDENT: Dr.K.Nithyanandam VICEPRESIDENT: Dr. R. Pandian & Mr. S. Vaithiyanathan SECRETARY: Dr. K. Sangeetha JOINT SECRETARY: Mrs. J. Lalitha TREASURER: Dr. S. Kothainayaki 1.Mr. M. Chidambaram 2. Mr. K. Damodaran 3. Mrs. Geetha Lakshman 4. Mr.M.K. Jagadish 5. Mr.M. Jegadeeswaran 6. Mrs. Vijaya K. Sundaram 7. Mr.R. Seshadri 8. Dr. M. Sai Baba 9. The Secretary, Pennington Committee EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Vol.2 No.2 Website: http://mala.managedbiz.com The Madras LibraryAssociation,735AnnaSalai,BehindLLA Building, AnnaSalai, Chennai 600 002

New Members We are pleased to welcome the following new members to MALA: Life: 1. Mr. G.Krishnaswamy, Library and Information Assistant, Anna Centenary Library. 2. Ms.Sridevi Baskar, Library and Information Officer, Anna Centenary Library. 3. Dr.G.Kulanthaivel, Associate Professor, NIT, Taramanai 4. Ms.P.Subbulakshmi. Librarian, TMGC College, Chennai 5. Ms.P. Jayalakshmi, Librarian, Asan Memorial Dental College, Karapakkam. 6. Ms.S.Geetha, Assistant Librarian, Soka Ikeda College, Chennai- 99 7. Mr.V.Janarthanan, Librarian, Madras Medical College, Kovilambakkam- 600 117 8. Ms. VV Jayalakshmi, Librarian, Grade-III Kanchipuram. 9. Ms.R.V.Lakshmi Priya, Librarian, Soka Ikeda College of Arts and Science, Chennai-99. 10. Miss A.Sabirabegum, Public Librarian. Govt.of Tamilnadu.

MALA ACTIVITIES

Dr.A.Amudavalli, Professor & Head, Dept of Library and Information Science narrated the following points in her speech on Nurture the Nation for Life Long Learning Librarians/Information Professionals should be fully prepared to work in the competitive environment which has become essential for their survival. Librarian should acquire what kind of knowledge is required by the organization and on that basis he/she should work in a focused way. Today, we all agree that to cope with the changing dimensions, the emphasis has shifted from continuous training to continuous learning which helps in continuous development to satisfy the Librarians role. Basic Qualities of Library Staff: The Librarian should try to find out the aptitudes of the prospective employees because unless the Library work suits their proper output service cannot be saved. Librarian should have the ability to deliver the information to the concerned user. Care should be taken that persons with appropriate qualification for the particular post should be selected for the particular job. Some important points to be noted as follows: 1. The prospective employee should be adequately qualified and experienced one to perform the necessary jobs. 2. He or She should regularly read some books for acquiring knowledge and pleasure. 3. The prospective employee should have love for books and humanity. 4. Librarian should have the capability of nurturing the users to remove their difficulties. 5. He / She should be innovative, creative and should not sit back. 6. He / She should cultivate the habit of lifelong learning to look young.

7. He /She should have clear focus in domain knowledge to clarify the problems. 8. He / She should be heterogeneous and ability to provide the information in multi discipline levels. 9. Librarian s role should be large and it has to be dynamic. Lack of Resources: Library and Information Professionals are lacking certain resources needed to perform day to day activity. KASH is the key word to the librarian in order to perform their jobs. KASH stands for K Knowledge A Attitude S Skill H Habit Knowledge: Librarian should have the diversified knowledge to meet their requirements. He / She should have broad knowledge in multi-disciplinary subjects. Habit of nurturing themselves is very important in the competitive environment. Attitude: Librarian should not possess caricature and should have pleasant smiling face. He / She should have the positive energy. Librarian should have the ability to correct themselves if anything goes wrong in their way. Since library is an open house, librarian should have the tendency to work with all generation of people. Skill: Librarian should acquire / inherent skills in doing a particular job. They should not rude to the user. Ethics is very important. Habit: Librarian should have courtesy towards the user. Lacking of confidence quality leads to poor performance in their job. Continuous updating of knowledge and reading habit is required to meet the competitive environment successfully.

Conclusion: Today we all agree that to cope with the changing dimensions, the emphasis has shifted from continuous training to continuous learning to acquire the above basic qualities which helps to perform the librarian s role. They should aim to become successful Librarian in this compatible environment. MALA ACTIVITIES

The Madras Library Association and IIT jointly organized the Lecture on Recent Trends on Scientometrics and Research Methodology on 16/03/2016. The Programme was started with Welcome address by DR.K.Nithyanandam, Presdient of MALA. Followed by this the delegates were honoured. Dr.A.Amudavalli, Professor & Head, Dept of Library and Information Science released the MALA Smart Card for Life Membership. Prof. Dr. S.L. Sangam, Emeritus Fellow, Karnataka University was the master of this programme. He gave a wonderful powerpoint speech from Bibliometrics to Altermetrics. He differentiated the types of metrics used in Library and Information Science and how these measurement could be applied by Librarians. On the same day, the release of MALA NewsLetter was made by Ret.Prof.Manorama Srinath, University of Madras, Chennai. The Secretary, MALA delivered with the Vote of Thanks. Certificates were issued to the participants by the Legends of the event.

JOBS OPPURTUNITIES 1. Vacancy for the post of Assistant Librarian in a reputed college at Sadashivapet near Sangareddy - Food & Accommodation will be provided for the candidate desire to stay inside the campus. Interested candidates send your resumes to my mail libsrinuhyd@gmail.com for any doubts about the job SMS me on 8464875416. 2. Vacancy for the post of Librarian in NEW PRINCE SHRI BHAVANI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, Vengaivasal Main Road, Gowrivakkam, Chennai 73. Ph.No.044-22780404, 22780303 3. Librarian and Library Assistant required in Dept. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Vacancy- 1 (UR) for Librarian, 1 (UR) for LA Salary- 15600-39100/- + AGP- 6000/- for Librarian, 5200-20200 + AGP- 2800/- Qualification- MLIS or equivalent with 5 years experience for Librarian, BLIS or equivalent with 2years of experience

Age- Below 40 for Librarian, below 35 for LA More Information and Proformahttp://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/5704d2e3b1f8356f0f2e300b... Last Date- 16/05/2016 4. Recruitment in IMS, Ghaziabad Assistant Librarian required in Institute of Management Studies 5. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Librarian Address: Frazer Bridge Road, V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003 Pay Scale (Salary): Rs. 15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs. 5400 Educational Requirements: B.A. or B.Sc., or B.Com. degree of any University (or) B.O.L. of Annamalai University (or) B.B.A. of Madurai Kamaraj University (or) B.Litt. of Madras University (or) B.B.M. of Bharathiar University (or) B.Litt. of Bharathiar University. Desirable Qualifications: Bachelor s degree in Library and Information Science Desired Skills: Candidates should possess adequate knowledge of Tamil on the date of this Notification. Job Details for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Will Be Available At: http://www.tnpsc.gov.in/notifications/2016_09_not_eng_librarian_tnpsc.pdf

No of Post (Vacancies) in Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC): 01 Age Limit: No Age limit Last Date to Apply For This Job : 05/24/2016 How to Apply in Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC): Kindly Click here... www.tnpscexams.net / FORTH COMING EVENTS Three Day National Workshop On Koha: An Open-Source Library Management Software (OSLMS). to be held from 20-22, May, 2016 jointly organized by Jharkhand Information & Library Association, Ranchi and International Research & Development Association, Ranchi at Ramanujam Institute of Technology, Kokar, Ranchi Two Days National Conference on School Libraries in Digital Age to be held on 12th and 13th May, 2016, jointly organised by Bharatesh Education Trust s Global Business School, Belagavi, Jain Heritage School, Belagavi and Journal of Library Development at Jain Heritage School (JGI) Belagavi, Karnataka. For more information... http://www.betgbs.in; Phone No.9686190253. National Conference on Creativity, Innovation and Transformation in Libraries (SALIS 2016) to be held on 8 th and 9 th July 2016 at K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology (An Autonomous Institution) KSR, Street, Kalvi Nagar, Tiruchengode - 637215, Tamil Nadu, India. LIBRARY SCIENCE GENERAL QUIZ Name of the Author: Mrs. Sridevi Baskar, Librarian & Information Officer, Anna Centenary Library 1. What is the expansion of abbreviation CROSS (Index)? a) Computer Rearrangement of Subject Specialities b) Computer Retroversion on Subject Science c) Computer Router Operating system Support. d) Computer Rearrangement Online Search System. 2. What are the dimensions of the smallest book available in the world? Where was it prepared? What does it contain? a) 1.5 * 1.4 mm; Japan; Prayer book entitled Our father. b) 1.4 * 1.5 mm; Jordon; Prayer book entitled Our father. c) 1.5 * 1.5 mm; Jamaica; Prayer book entitled Our mother. d) 1.4 * 1.4 mm; Japan; Prayer book entitled Our father.

3. Who was the chief architect of the Library of Congress? What was his original name? a) Charles Martel (1860-1945) of Switzerland. His original name was Karl David Hanke. b) Charles John (1865-1940) of Sweden. His original name was Karl Heinrich Marx. c) Charles Huffam (1865-1940) of Swaziland. His original name was Karl Heinrich Hanke. d) Charles Dickens (1860-1945) of South Africa. His original name was Karl David Marx. 4. Who was the founder editor of the Indian Librarian. And when was this periodical started? a) K. M. Michael 1947 b) H.R. Bhatia 1945 c) S.R. Bhatia 1946 d) S. R. Narayanan 1940 5. Name the Librarian that coined the acronym CATCALL and what does it mean? a) Ralph Robert Shaw Completely Autonomous Technique for Cataloguing and Acquisition of Literature for Libraries. b) Ralph Robert Shaw Completely Automated Technique for Cataloguing and Acquisition of Literature for Libraries. c) Ralph Waldo Emerson Completely Automated Technique for Cataloguing and Acquisition of Literature for Libraries. d) Ralph Waldo Emerson Completely Autonomous Technique for Cataloguing and Acquisition of Literature for Libraries. 6. Who is a Bibliotaph? a) One who publish your books for free. b) One who keeps your books under lock and key. c) One who publish your e-books for free. d) One who keeps his books under lock and key. 7. When was first complete edition of the bible in braille produced? a) 1890 b) 1880 c) 1870 d) 1895 8. Who was the founder president of Madras Library Association? a) Rao Bahadur K V Krishna swami Ayyar. b) Jagadeesh Sharan Sharma. c) Rao Bahadur S V Krishna swami Ayyangar. d) Sudhakar Rao 9. What is a Pirated edition? a) An unauthorized reprint involving an infringement of book. b) An unauthorized reprint involving an infringement of copy right. c) An unauthorized reprint involving an infringement of Journal. d) An unauthorized copy of preprint involving an infringement of copy right.

10. What is first biographical dictionary published in India? a) Who is Who in India b) Dictionary of Indian Biography c) Who is Who in Indian Religions. d) Biographical dictionary of Indian Leaders. 11. Who is a Bibliothecar? a) Librarian b) Classificationist c) Cataloguer d) Library Assistant 12. Who devised the Selecto system of Post Co-ordinate Indexing? a) S.R. Ranganathan b) G. Cordonier c) William Caxton d) Thomas Bowdler 13. Name the leaves that are kept amongst the pages of books in India as a preservative measure? a) Tobacco and Guava leaves b) Neam leaves c) Tobacco and Dry Neam leaves d) Tulsi leaves 14. Name the publishing company that is well known for publishing translating dictionaries? a) Elsevier b) Ebsco c) Science Direct d) Notion Press 15. What is the largest size of the book? a) Imperial 16 *11. b) Imperial 15 *12. c) Imperial 15 *11. d) Imperial 15 *15. 16. What is the size of the pocket edition of a book? a) 6 ¼ * 4 ¼ or less. b) 6 ¾ * 4 ¼ or less c) 6 ¾ * 3 ¼ or less d) 3 ¾ * 4 ¼ or less 17. From what animal skin is the morocco leather obtained? a) Goat Skin b) Sheep Skin c) Cow Skin d) Camel Skin

18. What is Blurb? a) It is a publisher s description found on the front flap of a book Jacket. b) It is a publisher s description found on the back of the book. c) It is an author s name found on the front flap of a book Jacket. d) It is an author s name found on the back of the book. 19. Which material is known as the earliest writing material? a) Bamboo b) Stone c) Peacock feather d) Clay tablets 20. Who introduced the first electrically operated book charging system? a) Gay lord brothers b) Newark c) John cotton Dana d) Dr. S R. Ranganathan 21. What is the name given by Dr. S R Ranganathan for the book mobile? a) Libra Chain b) Library Wheel c) Librachine d) Librachin 22. Name the librarian that introduced the photo charging system in libraries? a) Ralph R. Shaw b) Thomas Wilson c) Francis Bacon d) Caliph Omar 23. What is the earliest type of circulation system obtained in library? a) Day Book System b) Day News Paper System c) Day Journal System d) Evening Magazine System 24. What is the Sentronic Device? a) It is an electronic device to identify lost journals. b) It is an electronic device to locate CD s. c) It is an electronic device to search particular items. d) It is an electronic device to catch book thieves.

25. ISO 2709 exchange format specifies which of the following : a) The tag to be used. b) Structure of MARC. c) Size of RFID tag. d) Specification for ICT Components. Answer : 1(a) 2(d) 3(a) 4(c) 5(b) 6(b) 7(a) 8(a) 9(b) 10(a) 11(a) 12(b) 13(c) 14(a) 15(c) 16(b) 17(a) 18(a) 19(d) 20(a) 21(c) 22(a) 23(a) 24(d) 25(a). Vol. 2 No2 Website:http://mala.managedbiz.com The Madras LibraryAssociation,735AnnaSalai,BehindLLA Building, AnnaSalai,Chennai 600 002